metro employees ripping off their own transit agency. >> they did it with an elaborate scheme selling fraudulent smart trip cards. adam tuss with a story you will see first at 4:00. >> reporter: this was really incredible. seven station managers and they were taking riders go through the exit date and then they would take their paper fare cards after they collected a stack of them and put all of that fare money on to one single smart trip card and resell that smart trip cards at a discounted price. there was one instance when a smart trip card had a fraudulent value and it was resold for about $60. we talked just a few minutes ago with metro chief spokesperson danes issel.

>> it wasn't a coordinated effort to the best of our knowledge. these appear to be employees who made a bad decision and engaged in a violation of public trust. now this was happening from july to october. again, in total, nine metro employees arrested, fired and they're all facing charges after we learned about this incident. it was happening in d.c., maryland and virginia, guys. >> adam, isn't this troubling that these were station managers? >> you don't get into that position without having seeniority. >> oftentimes to become a station manager you have to be a bus operator first and then you become a station manager and the fact that seven station managers really spread out throughout the entire area were doing this is troubling because those are people that have definitely like you said seniority within the transit system and metro needs every single pen they it can get and the fact that people were

ripping off their transit system and their own company that they were working for, that is certainly troubling and that's part of the culture that needs to change at metro. we'll have more for you coming up at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. the abuse trial is over and the verdict is in. news 4's meagan fitzgerald is live outside the courthouse. >> reporter: chris, a judge found sarah jordan, a former daycare worker guilty of 13 of the 17 charges against her. they include charges like cruelty to children, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and assault and battery charges. when the judge returned this verdict many of the parents who were in court were visibly emotion emotional, but it seemed as though jordan didn't show much emotion at all. witnesses who told the judge over the last three days that the abuse happened to 13 toddlers in 2013 in the minnieland academy in

woodbridge. an employee who testified saying jordan sprayed kids with hoses and stepped on their toes and encouraged kids to fight each other. today in court the judge heard testimony from two of jordan's supervisors about the allegeda, buice. they said it was against school policy for any teacher to use a water hose on any student and jordan took the stand and denied the allegations against her. we spoke to one of the parents shortly after the judge read the verdict and take a listen at his response. >> relief. relief and joy. yes, ma'am. >> for her to sit up there and say she didn't do anything. >> ridiculous. she knows what she did. she knows what she did. >> a judge denied bond for jordan and she will remain in jail until her sentence. she faces up to 41 years in prison. hear from a parent whose child was abused and they'll describe what things were like inside the

classroom. a 17-year-old is charged for the murder of a young man in a popular alexandria park. they have two other people connected to the case in custody. >> officers found jose perez dead in beverly park also known as the pit last november. no word yet on a possible motive. news 4's pat collins is following this case and will have the latest coming up at 5:00. secretary of state john kerry says he's pleased that iran let ten american sailors go free, but there are new questions about this video from iranian state tv in which the sailors apologize for drifting into iranian waters. they were detained for 16 hours and we don't know if the sailors were under duress if they were answering these questions. they will debrief the nine men and one woman after they get checked out. the white house established new lines of communication during the iran nuclear talks and that was key to getting these sailors released so quickly. one comment that didn't even

mention his name ignited a new feud with donald trump and this time it's with a rising star in the republican party. trump went on fox and friends this morning and attacked south carolina governor nicki haley calling her very weak on illegal immigration. for that reason he said the odds of picking her as his running mate are not looking good. governor haley responded today and she said she was referring to trump last night in her response to the state of the union. >> mr. trump has definitely contributed to what i feel is irresponsible talk. i'm not saying i don't believe ñ illegal immigration, but i do want to be more inclusive. if a candidate wanted to sit down and talk i would sit down and talk. >> other republican candidate are supporting the governor. jeb bush tweeted proud of my friend nikki haley for delivering a positive and uplifting response. so what are people around here saying about the president's address? that's coming up in our next half hour as far as how plans

are coming up to transition to the next first family. the suspected intruder shot by a homeowner in prince george's county is expected to survive. police say he was shot in the legs as he tried to break into a house in temple hill. the family dog woke the couple up on brinkley road just before 2:00 in the morning. they saw someone had pried the storm door open. the woman called 911 and her husband shot the intruder through the door. oh, it has been a cold day today. high temperature that barely got to the freezing mark. if you had something frozen outside your house it's probably still that way. the high temperature today only 32 in d.c. it stayed in the upper 20s just to the north. so it was a very cold afternoon and the wind makes it feel even colder. these are the current windchills at 4:00 in the afternoon. 14 in hagerstown and 14 in gaithersburg and the montgomery

area at 15 and 21 right now in camden springs. an incredibly cold afternoon and here is the good part about this. it's going to be a cold night tonight, but the mild weather returns. it returns for the next couple of days and right on through early in the weekend and then another arctic outbreak and this one will be even colder. i'll have the entire forecast for you coming up. >> ouch. >> an embattled comedian is fighting for his reputation and the steps in court that could delay legal action against bill cosby. >> higher and higher, the huge powerball drawing is just a couple of hours away and what we're learning about your odds of winning as well as some of the problems that can come up as

and now your storm team 4 forecast. and right now we're at 31 degrees as we head into the evening hours and temperatures will fall into the 20s. the winds diminish and it will definitely be cold, but not bitterly cold as you're heading out this evening as skies are partly cloudy through the evening and overnight hours. tomorrow morning at the bus stop not as bad as it was this morning. temperatures 25 to 11:00 to 8:00 a.m. and maybe the scarf and gloves, but the winds are not an issue. by 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. we're talking about temperatures near 30 degrees and mostly sunny skies. there are rain chances in the forecast and even snow potential. doug will have the latest on that in about ten minutes. we learned that one person died in this crash on this beltway in college park today. it tied up traffic during the morning rush.

chopper 4 flew over the scene and the crash involved a van and suv and the driver of the van died. police have not said who was at fault and have not released the name of the man who died. one of cosby's lawyers is considering asking the court to postpone his defamation case. that's a civil lawsuit and the attorney cited that criminal charges cosby is now facing. next month's deposition should move forward. today's hearing in massachusetts is the first since cosby was charged with sexually assaulting and drugging a woman in 2004. he has denied all those accusations. in just a few hours someone could be holding a very, very important piece of paper. the big powerball drawing just hours away. we are talking about an expert about your odds of winning and why powerball fever could bring problems for someone you know. >> which big show was just announced as nbc's next live

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right now it's back to work for state lawmakers across the area. at the top of the agenda, big issues that could affect everything from roads to taxes to the future of some cities. i'm julie carey in richmond, virginia, where the biggest order of business in the 2016 legislative session is approving a new two-year budget, thanks to a much-improved economic

picture, lawmakers have a surplus to work with. governor terry mcauliffe has laid out a proposed budget that would set aside $1.4 billion for public schools and colleges. he'll have that in the commonwealth address. i'll tell you what those added education dollars could mean for northern virginia schools. this is chris gordon in annapolis for opening day of the maryland general assembly. democrats want money for education, school construction and transportation. state republicans back governor hogan's call for tax cuts to make maryland more competitive with neighboring states. >> let's have a great session and get some things done for the people of maryland in a bipartisan way. thank you all very much. welcome back. >> reporter: this is the first time the state general assembly has met since riots ravaged portions of baltimore in the wake of the death of freddie gray last april. ahead what legislators hope to do to improve the trust between

police and the communities they patrol. that's coming up at 5:00. back to you. >> all right, chris. can you feel it? >> certainly can. >> everyone is feeling powerball fief. it's in the air. $1.5 billion up for grabs tonight. >> one lottery official says more than 85% of the possible number combinations haval read ed been selected. pretty good odds someone will win. news 4's erika gonzalez has more on the powerball frenzy in d.c.. >> here we go again. >> my last $10. >> more than $1 billion at stake in tonight's powerball drawing. some still eager to win. >> i'm going to get $10 worth. >> others eager to hear the end of it. >> everyone can get back to normal again. $2 and it adds up. last year, americans spend more than $70 billion playing the lottery and that's more than the money spent on sporting events,

movies, sporting events and combined. lottery. >> do you ever wonder where the money is going? >> you know, i haven't given it much thought. tonight's jackpot is worth roughly the same amount of money the d.c. lottery has transferred to the general fund which helps education, public safety and infrastructure over the course of more than three decades. the virginia lottery says all of its profits has gone to public education and more than $14 billion has gone sense the late '70s. >> just wishing and praying, right? >> reporter: a warning, don't go overboard. >> we call this the hidden addiction. if you can't see it on someone's face and you can't smell it on their breath so the people in your office that you're asking to play into the powerball pool, you know, maybe who is silently struggling with a gambling problem. >> with odds close to 292

million, who knows when we'll see an end to this powerball jackpot. that being said, play responsibly and know your limits and we will have your hopefully winning numbers tonight on news 4 at 11:00. in northwest, i'm erica gonzalez. back to you. david culver coming to you from herndon, virginia at the market and deli. have you heard of the powerball yet? it's kind of been getting a lot of attention and for good reason, and it's a historic level and we have history when it comes to winners here in northern virginia. this over here, this is glenda salgado. you know what it's like to sell a winning ticket, right? >> yes, i do. >> she also has some experience when it comes to winning herself. a good amount of money, too. coming up on news 4 at 5:00, we'll tell you why they call this part of northern virginia a lucky area and why you may want to consider getting your ticket

here if you're into playing. that's ahead in our next hour. >> a lot of folks are certainly buying those powerball tickets. >> we want to know how many you've bought so far. that's the flash survey. call or text the answer to the number on your screen and head over to the washington facebook and twitter pages. >> i can't even count how many office pools we've got going in news 4. doug and i are in the same one. >> nobody wants to be left out, doug. >> not out in the cold. >> you take one-third, it's cool. i mean, i appreciate that. guys, it is extremely cold tonight and if you get those powerball ticket, good luck to you, but the cold air will be here for one night and then we start to get milder weather in here by tomorrow, but right now it is just that. cold, really frigid air and 31 degrees and look at that air, down to 22 with the cloud cover that has moved in across the

region and mid to high-level clouds and just about everybody below freezing at 4:19 in the afternoon and 21 in gaithersburg right down toward rockville and 29 up toward crownville. nothing on the radar and we are all clear and just back to the west watching the storm system, look at this one bringing some snow right back down toward our region. it's not going to get here and what this will do is allow for warmer air to start settling in here and that will happen during the day tomorrow. tonight, another chilly night and 19 in gaithersburg and 18 in martinsburg back toward warrenton and a cold start to our day tomorrow, but with less wind, not quite as cold as it was earlier this morning. high temperatures tomorrow and we're back to sunshine. it will be cold right on through the noon hour and after that, say 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4 clk and

the temperatures climb above average. this little one has the right idea. the warm coat, the gloves, the scarf, the hat, but tomorrow will be one of those days when the warm coat may come back, but you may lose the scarf and they will not need it tomorrow afternoon and recess looking better tomorrow than it did today. >> friday, a little bit of a different story. we get to 48 and nice, mild afternoon. good idea to take the umbrella. i think we'll have showers late and probably talking about 8:00, 9:00 and the temperatures falling into the low 40s and then on sunday, we have a chance for some flurry activity and temperatures around 40 degrees at that time. next hour or coming up at 4:45, amelia has the rest of the seven-day forecast and it gets a lot colder next week. next week is one cold week. guys?

>> thanks, doug. you know where they know cold and you know what they call those temperatures in buffalo? they call it spring. so if you're driving around this winter you may want to avoid parking near lake erie. one driver parked outside a restaurant sunday not thinking it was a permanent spot. the wind-blown sea spray covered it in several inches of ice. workers have been using calcium to try to cut it. finally today they weraible to free the car enough to tow it away. nbc has revealed its next live musical. it will be a live version of "hairspray" that will air next december. no word on the cast and the folks behind "the wiz," "peter pan" and "sound of music" last month's production of the wiz was a tremendous success for nbc. well, sorry to tell you this, but tax time is here again and this afternoon the feds are apologizing for an error that had a lot of folks asking some

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a program to help more people from central america apply for refugee status is being expanded. secretary john kerry made the announcement today and then met with refugees at a resettlement center in silver spring. the program targets migrants

from guatemala, honduras and el salvador. they're working with the high commissioner for refugees which conducts initial screening to see if the migrants may qualify as refugees. a record number of travelers are choosing the tsa pre-check option when they fly. the transportation safety aths ourity say more than 2 million travelers enrolled in the program. it allows low-risk travellers to get through checkpoints using their own lanes without having to take off their shoes, belts or jackets. well over 160 airports have dedicated pre-check lanes. the irs is apologizing for a problem it sent out about identity protection. the letter with the pin number has the wrong year. it says the letter is for the 2014 filing year instead of 2015. the irs says despite that typo, the personal identification number is still valid in the letter for this year's return. the irs will start accepting

returns on tuesday. the pin number, by the way, is needed to verify your identity and so the irs will accept your return. >> apple is about to launch a new feature for your iphone that may help you get a good night's sleep. it's called night shift. as the date turns to night it will automatically shift the colors to warmer colors. so you will see more red and orange tones and less blue and white. research shows for some people exposure to bright blue light in the evening makes it more difficult to fall asleep. it is not clear when it will be releaseded. >> preparing for what's next. when the white house says it will launch into transition mode as it prepares for its next family. >> you know, we haven't seen the end of these cold temperatures. storm team 4 is tracking just how cold it will get tonight and three questions for the us senate. congress just voted to label genetically engineered salmon;

why not other foods? gmo crops are doused with heavy doses of an herbicide the world health organization says probably causes cancer. isn't that reason enough to label? 64 other countries label gmos. why don't american shoppers have the same information? tell your senator, high tech gimmicks like qr codes aren't the answer. we need clear on-package labeling.

now at 4:30 it only took a judge 30 minutes to convict a day care worker of several abuse charges. sarah jordan was found guilty of 13 of the 17 murder charges. she worked in woodbridge and now she's back in jail after the judge denied bond. first on news 4, dozens of metro employees arrested for stealing from the transit agency. news 4's adam tuss reports, the workers were behind an elaborate scheme that allowed them to cash

in on fraudulent fare cards. adam will bring us up-to-date on that in just about 30 minutes. and cold again tonight and tomorrow morning, but not as bad as it was this morning. low temperatures in the suburbs will dip to 20 degrees and the low in washington up about 25 and mainly clear to partly sunny skies and you'll want it throughout the day tomorrow and something we haven't talked a lot about this season. saturday dealing with slushy snow and very early saturday, but by the afternoon, ski conditions are relatively fine and some light snow is possible for later in the day and for martin luther king jr. day, had the's up, it will be frigid. i believe in change because i believe in you, the american people, that's why i can stand here as confident as i have ever been that the state of our union

is strong. thank you. an with that, president obama wrapped up his eighth and final state of the union address. now we are hearing some new local reaction. whur's troy johnson is here with today's "talk around town." what part of the president's address stood out to your listeners and what didn't they hear that they wanted to hear. >> what really resonated with them is the focus the economy. that's been the underlying theme and something that we've been dealing with for a long time and folks liked what he was talking about in making sure that the middle class is solidified and they want an opportunity and pathway to get there and he talked about wage insurance and that got high mark, as well, but they say that he's talked about those things throughout his time in office. a lot of people have gone through this jobless recovery. it's time to focus on american citizens and let's get2ahem back especially the middle class, but

they say they would have liked to have heard him talk about the recovery in community, in the inner city and in areas where it's real le been tough for people to get out of the problems that have been languishing for a long time in those communities. they feel like some communities of color have been left be guynn hind. what do your listen ares think about his argument that politics should focus on the best in us and not what's worst in us. >> citizens have been doing for some time. people are reminding me about the black lives matter movement and how much of an influence its had at this point and not only talking about policing issues in communities and also engaging local politicians and they've inserted themselves into the presidential campaigns, as well. >> so there are people that feel like they are more engaged and a

lot of people who feel we've been engaged and we've been left behind in the past and the president is right. those things have to change. >> how do people feel in general? your listeners. >> and they were reflecting on all of the things they were able to accomplish in office. >> he's earned all of the gray hairs on his head and they said this is not the swan song. there's more that can be done and more that leads up to his legacy and they feel like will he be able to influence kind of put the cherry on top of his whole presidency. >> troy johnson, thank you, troy. >> thank you. let me look at this thing one last time. that's kind of cool. >> president obama taking one last look at the house chamber following his final state of the union address last night.

the white house chief of staff said planning for the transition for the new administration will ramp up in early spring. right now dennis mcdonogh says they're getting the paperwork and process in place. their transition from one administration to the next involves both the old and new president staffs. first at 4:00, a controversy is taking root in capitol hill. as mark segraves shows us, the dispute is all coming down to a tree house. this is archibald walk, an historic enclave tucked in an alley in the heart of cap tool hill. there are half a dozen homes on archibald walk, but there say storm brewing here, a controversy and it all centers around this tree house. >> everyone loves a tree house and everyone loves kids and as kids we wish we on u know, we wish we had one of these, but i think it's better suited for a backya backyard. this is our front yard and it

protrudes into our public space. the tree house went up in mid-august. the homeowners say they got the proper permits from the city. according to the capitol hill corner blog which first reported the controversy. ddot did issue a temporary permit for the structure, but neighbors have complained and they say it hangs over public space by more than two feet and shouldn't have been allowed in the historic district in the first place. >> the commission voted to ask ddot to force the structure to come down. in the district, mark segraves, news 4. this time tomorrow we'll all be talking about which oscars earned oscar nominations, but it's the movies that scored nominations today for an entirely different show that has social media buzzing and not in a good way. >> first at 4:00, a teenager in big trouble this afternoon. when he recorded himself doing th

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17 in gaithersburg and down toward fredericksburg and a very cold day across our area, yes, it is quite chilly across the area and it is not going to stay all that cold. 25 degrees at 7:00 a.m. and 37 by 11:00. you already see the warming trend and the high today was 32 and we're up to 47 tomorrow and a southerly wind will help with that warming trend, up to 47 degrees tomorrow and then back down to 44 degrees at 7:00 tomorrow night. we'll come back in just a couple of minutes and amelia has the next arctic outbreak in the seven-day forecast. a teenage boy in hagerstown took a selfie that led to a felony charge being settled against him. he's using his cell phone to shoot video as he does it. the boy is 15 years old and he poured rubbing alcohol on his dresser, set it on fire and then swiped the flaming liquid on to his bed. no one was hurt, but the fire

caused $5,000 in damage. tomorrow morning we find out who is in contention for an oscar. actor jan cross inski from the from the office and the secret soldiers of benghazi is among those making the announcements. nominees will be revealed live starting at 8:30. you can watch the nominations on the nbc washington app. the annual razzi award for the worst achievements in the film industry are out this afternoon. razzies, i think they're calleded. among the nominees, 50 shades of grey and pixels. science fiction saga jupiter ascending, paul blart, mall cop 2 and they'll all be competing for the worst picture award. sly stallone is reprising rocky balboa in "creed." it's continuing to reverberate throughout the music world.

wait until you hear about the demand from david bowie as the world remembers him. plus a diplomatic situation still developing this afternoon. what we are learning about a crucial situation that has american

right now at 4:00, a wintry mess that will be tough to clean up. how this cold weather gripping so much of the country caused an icy geyser that's causing some

really big problems. we're in for another frigid night. storm team 4 is tracking how cold it's going to get in the next few hours and amelia segal will update us in two minutes. white house says diplomacy played a key role in the quick release of american sailors that were detained in iran. the group was detained for 16 hours after drifting into iranian waters. this could have been a major international incident. nbc's ali arouzi reports from iran. >> iran's revolutionary guard issued a statement saying that all ten american sailors have been freed with their vessel. initially, the revolutionary guard said that the sailors and their vessels had been apprehended in iranian waters after they were snooping around and acting suspiciously and a revolutionary guard admiral said that after an extensive investigation they realized that the american vessel navigation equipment had failed and they had accidentally strayed into iranian waters.

they say that their activities were not suspicious nor were they here to conduct any sort of espionage. this could have been a major international incident between the united states and iran, but it was contained in a diplomatic fashion which is in line with president rouhani's approach to international relations and we're only days away from the implementation of the nuclear deal. the possibility of a crisis could have jeopardized that and the billions of dollars that is expected to flow into iran for sanctions relief. but the u.s. sailors weren't freed without a warning from the army chief. let this be a warning for troublemakers in congress who want to impose more sanctions on iran. ali arouzi, iran. mexican drug lord el chapo had never heard of sean penn before his escape. according to a mexican newspaper joaquin guzman asked to meet with actress kate del castillo and that she wanted penn to

come. guzman has been moved between cells eight times since friday and he is heavily guarded and in solitary confinement and mexican officials say it could take five years before guzman is extradited to the u.s. now your storm team 4 forecast. as we head into the evening hours the wind will diminish and another cold start tomorrow morning and overall, noticeably warmer by a good 15 degrees and you'll still want the warmer coat there, but very nice for mid-january. the next chance of rain comes late friday into early saturday and looking ahead to martin luther king jr. day and wait until you can factor in the winds and the weather having a low impact on your day and a chilly start overall and a little bit more cloud cover. as we look to high temperatures tomorrow we'll see them warm into the 40s. currently, temperatures coming in into the 20s and 30s and as we head on into the evening hours, temperatures fall into

the 20s and here is the high temperature tomorrow in your neighborhood and 47 degrees for a high in washington, 43 in gaithersburg and 46 in manassas and mostly sunny skies and your weather outlook for the remainder of the week at the bus stop during the morning hours and the warm coats and outdoor exercise, bundle up and as we look to friday night as you're heading out on the town and grab that smaller umbrella with showers arriving mainly during the late evening, but especially the overnight hours and a high temperature on friday of 48 degrees and that's above our normal high temperature now and that's 43 for saturday and rain around early in the day and we'll dry out for the midday and afternoon hours and the high temperature on saturday of 48. for sunday, we're cooler and some flurries. so what does that mean? the timing of those flurries is later in the day and little or no accumulation once again and we're watching the forecast

closely. we'll look at various indicators and how much snow we can get and most of those indications saying little or no accumulation will happen, but of course, that can change and stick with storm team 4 as we continue to up gait the forecast and doug will have more on news 4 at 11:00 and chuck's back in tomorrow morning. for martin luther king jr., day, a high of 28. it's not just breezy, but factoring in the wind. it will feel like temperatures are from about 5 to 10 degrees around lunchtime in the teens and dinner feeling anywhere from 0 to 10 degrees and a very cold day. tuesday and wednesday still breezy and wednesday, a high temperature of 35, chris? >> a water main shot water 30 feet in the air and caused an icy mess and everything rose

instantly. crews were able to turn the water off, but they're still trying to chip away from all that ice. outrage from those whose phones were tapped. some folks got letters saying their phones were tapped as authorities were searching for richard matt and david sweat. one neighbor kathy phillips got a letter from the clinton county attorney and her phone was tapped for about a week in june. the d.a. said they tapped the phone to the people linked to the inmate and she said she didn't know them so she wants answers. >> tell me why they did it. what was said to them or done that they started tapping my lines the very next day. actividistrict attorney add the wiretapping last week. if you recently bought a griddle from walmart check it

before youio cook on it. there is a refund for 300,000 rival griddles and they have xj-14207 and sold in the last few month sgloos it's been several days since david bow died, but the singer is getting new life on the internet. ♪ ♪ fans around the world are paying tribute by listening to bowie's greatest hits on spotify. the number of people streaming his songs jumped nearly 3,000 percent monday. the most popular right there "heroes" which he famously sang next to the berlin wall in 1987. he was 69 when he died from cancer sunday. we are working several developing stories in our newsroom right now. big concerns for schools in a local county. ahead at 5:00, why some say federal authorities who are doing their jobs are actually affecting attendance in the classroom. they're only teenagers and

already homeless. officials took big steps today to keep them off the streets. an expansion that could bring hope to teenagers like never before. they're picking up and heading west. why a major team is leaving town after more than 20 years and we'll show you reaction when they found out their city was go about to have a football team again. that's news 4 at 4:00.

a widow of one of the shooting victims in california is suing san bernardino county for $58 million. renee wetzel's husband was one of the 14 people killed in that attack last month. she is claiming that his death was preventable. wetzel claimed it was caused by negligent and careless actions of the people who worked for san bernardino county. no other claims have been filed against the county in connection with that attack. >> the convicted killer from the netflix series "making a murderer" filed a new appeal today. steven avery wants to be released on bond they used an improper warrant and a juror was out to get him among other things. avery and a nephew were convicted ten years ago, and the cast doubt on the legal process used to convict them. football fans in st. louis are talking about one of their greatest losses ever. their team is moving to los angeles. nfl owners approved the rams'

move last night 24 years after l.a. lost its football team. their original team, the cardinals took off from arizona. >> i have to tell you, certainly an nfl fan and probably not after tonight. >> if somebody doesn't want to be here. let them go. we shouldn't be subsidizing. >> we backed the rams and we gave them a stadium and we were willing to give them a new stadium. >> nfl owners gave the san diego chargers a year to decide if they want to join the rams in l.a. if the chargers don't move the oakland raiders get the option to relocate there. >> rams fans and l.a. are thrilled with the idea of the team returning to town. >> hard to believe. pro football back in southern california. knbc's bf early white reports on that. >> a victory decades in the making tonight for fans of the l.a. to st. louis and back to

l.a. rams. >> whose house? >> rams' house! >> throwback jerseys, and the team's departure broke hearts in 1984. >> i was still a rams fan and i couldn't jump on the san diego wagon and nothing like that and i was hoping they'd come back and my wish went true. >> i went to my first football game and i totally loved it and then they left, but now i'm married and i'm back and i'm ready for the round. >> i do feel for the fans in st. louis because we know what it feels like to lose a team. >> reporter: as fans party ed on the future site of the stadium, we found politicians at city hall praising the process and the patience that made inglewood the new home of the rams. >> now it's back in inglewood where it should be, the champions. >> in the history of stadium deals this is the best one ever particularly for the taxpayers. there's no risk absorbed by the taxpayers whatsoever. in fact, stan gronky.

>> until the new stadium is built they'll have to play at the l.a. memorial coliseum. >> news 4 at 5:00 starts now with jim and wendy. breaking news right now at 5:00, a former day care employee heads to jail tonight found guilty of abusinged to the lers in prince william county. metro employees ripping off the transit agency. next at 5k clo, the new details we learned about how they were doing it. we're live in virginia and maryland tonight with team coverage on the start of the 2016 legislative sessions and the important decisions that will impact you and your family. and today was the coldest day we've seen so far this season, but even colder air is in the forecast. we've got it for you coming up. we begin with more violent gang activity in the city of alexandria. good evening. i'm wendy rieger.

>> i'm jim handly. tonight we're learning about arrests in two separate murders in popular city parks. let's get right to news 4's pat collins live at police headquarters with details. pat? >>. >> reporter: jim, last year the city of alexandria had four murders. today they closed two of them. the suspects, gang members. alexandria police have closed two murders that happened in two of the city's parks late last year. though they say the two cases are unrelated, the suspects in each of the murders are said to be members or associates of the ms-13 gang, and these deadly acts evidence of the rise in gang violence in alexandria. >> the intensity of the violence haskhd risen a great deal than last couple of years. we, unfortunately, had two of the victims here in alexandria die because of that violence.

>> reporter: november 9th, 24-year-old jose perez found nearly decapitated in beverly park. a popular play place for children known in the neighborhood as the pit. police are not saying the motive for the murder, but they say the victim, jose perez was not a gang member. three people in custody in connection with that murder. a 17-year-old teenage boy, an adult male and a 16-year-old teenage girl. all three said to have ties to ms-13. >> are you surprised that a teenage girl is involved in this murder? >> unfortunately, teenagers are involved in all kinds of crimes. so am i surprised? no. is it tragic? yes. >> reporter: december 4th, 22-year-old edward onnal mend aris stabbed to death